Culver LCA N29272

Summary

On 25 July 2019 at about 20:55 local time, a Culver LCA registered N29272 was involved in an accident near Viroqua, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 July 2019 at 20:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Viroqua, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

43.5569, -90.8886

Aircraft

Culver LCA

Registration

N29272

Category

Airplane

Year built

1940

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chamberlain → Reedsburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN19LA243

1 person was seriously injured.

A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he departed with 19 gallons of fuel onboard, and about 3 hours and 41 minutes into the cross-country flight, the engine “quit.” The pilot performed a forced landing in a soybean field, during which the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder, empennage, and canopy bulkhead. Examination revealed no evidence of fuel in the fuel tank, which was intact. No mechanical anomalies were found with the engine. Based on the available information, it is likely that the total loss of engine power was the result of fuel exhaustion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.